The talk is going to cause most of the talk. There is nothing in the
history of movies to compare with Slap Shot for consistent, low-level
obscenity of expression. Its producers, besides featuring an R rating
more prominently than is customary, are also warning parents that its
language is probably too rough for most kids. That's all to the good.
Better to be up front about the matter than to apply a censorious
pencil to a script that derives considerable...